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Jaroslav Hlinka
Jaroslav Hlinka
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
SEL Team
F. Teams
Linköpings HC
HC Sparta Praha
Colorado Avalanche
Born (1976-11-10)November 10, 1976,
Prague, CS
NHL Draft Undrafted
Pro Career 1994 – present

Jaroslav Hlinka (born November 10, 1976, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.

Playing career[]

Hlinka began playing ice hockey at the age of four. When he was fourteen, HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga offered him a chance on their junior team and he accepted.

From 1994 to 2007, Hlinka mostly played for HC Sparta Praha in the Extraliga, scoring 110 goals and winning the Czech Championship four times (2000, 2002, 2006 and 2007). From 2002 to 2006 he played for three seasons with Kloten Flyers in the Swiss Nationalliga A and one season with Ak Bars Kazan in the now defunct Russian Super League.

On June 1, 2007, Hlinka signed a one year contract with the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. On October 3, 2007, during the Avalanche season opener, he scored his first NHL point as part of a 2-assist game against the Dallas Stars. He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2007 against the Edmonton Oilers. In May 2008 he signed a two-year contract with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.

Hlinka has represented the Czech Republic seven times in the World Championships.

Awards and achievements[]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 HC Sparta Praha CZE 9 1 3 4 0
1995–96 HC Sparta Praha CZE 30 4 5 9 6
1996–97 HC Sparta Praha CZE 48 8 18 26 12
1997–98 HC Sparta Praha CZE 51 18 19 37 24 11 2 6 8 8
1998–99 HC Sparta Praha CZE 41 9 24 33 22 6 1 2 3 0
1999–00 HC Sparta Praha CZE 49 20 37 57 51 8 2 3 5 10
2000–01 HC Sparta Praha CZE 45 12 17 29 28 13 2 9 11 12
2001–02 HC Sparta Praha CZE 52 16 45 61 54 13 9 6 15 4
2002–03 Kloten Flyers NLA 41 18 30 48 16
2003–04 Kloten Flyers NLA 43 18 24 42 33
2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 36 4 16 20 10 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Kloten Flyers NLA 37 12 24 36 18
2005–06 HC Sparta Praha CZE 9 3 8 11 14 17 10 6 16 10
2006–07 HC Sparta Praha CZE 46 19 38 57 46 16 4 12 16 38
2007–08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63 8 20 28 16 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Linköpings HC CHL 4 0 3 3 2
2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 54 12 43 55 16 7 1 2 3 6
CZE totals 380 110 214 324 251 84 30 44 74 82
NLA totals 121 48 78 126 67
RSL totals 36 4 16 20 10 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 63 8 20 28 16 1 0 0 0 0
SEL totals 54 12 43 55 16 7 1 2 3 6


International play[]

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Silver 2006 Team
Gold 2001 Team
Czech Extraliga
Gold 2000 Team
Gold 2002 Team
Gold 2006 Team
Gold 2007 Team

Hlinka played his first game in the national squad in 1999, and has played 107 times for the national team.

Hlinka has played for the Czech Republic in:

International statistics[]

Year Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2001 WC 9 1 0 1 2
2002 WC 7 1 5 6 2
2003 WC 9 2 1 3 6
2004 WC 2 0 1 1 2
2006 WC 9 2 4 6 2
2007 WC 7 3 4 7 0
2008 WC 6 1 3 4 2
Senior int'l totals 49 10 18 28 16

External links[]



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